Man Has Lost God
The average person's desperate search for meaning and purpose is a result of losing God, leading to a life without love, light, and ultimately, a grave.
A.W. Tozer emphasizes the tragic reality that many people today live without faith, hope, or a clear purpose, resulting in a desperate search for meaning. He reflects on how humanity, created in the image of God, has strayed far from that divine likeness, becoming consumed by sin and despair. Tozer laments that love and light have vanished from the hearts and minds of individuals, leading them to wander aimlessly through life, ultimately facing death without understanding their true purpose. This sermon serves as a poignant reminder of the need to reconnect with God to find true meaning and fulfillment.
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The average person in the world today, without faith and without God and without hope, is engaged in a desperate personal search and struggle throughout his lifetime. He does not really know what he is doing here. He does not know where he is going. The sad commentary is that everything he is doing is being done on borrowed time, borrowed money and borrowed strength-and he already knows that in the end he will surely die! It boils down to the bewildered confession of many humans that they have lost God somewhere along the way. Man, made more like God than any other creature, has become less like God than any other creature.
Created to reflect the glory of God, he has retreated sullenly into his cave-reflecting only his own sinfulness.
Certainly it is a tragedy above all tragedies in this world that love has gone from man's heart. Beyond that, light has gone from his mind. Having lost God, he blindly stumbled on through this dark world to find only a grave at the end!
Sermon Outline
- The Desperate Search for Meaning
- The Consequences of Losing God
- The Tragic End Result
- Man becomes less like God
- Love and light are lost from the human heart and mind
- Blindly stumbling through a dark world
- Leading to a grave at the end
Key Quotes
“Man, made more like God than any other creature, has become less like God than any other creature.” — A.W. Tozer
“Certainly it is a tragedy above all tragedies in this world that love has gone from man's heart.” — A.W. Tozer
“Having lost God, he blindly stumbled on through this dark world to find only a grave at the end!” — A.W. Tozer
Application Points
- Recognize the desperation and hopelessness of living without God and faith.
- Acknowledge the consequences of losing God, including the loss of love and light in one's life.
- Seek to rediscover God and find purpose and direction in life.